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I learned a lot about what it takes to run a successful safety and loss control program by screening entries to the inaugural National Underwriter Award For Excellence In Workers Compensation Risk Management. Hopefully, you will, too, by reading profiles of the three winners–Belk Department Stores, Kitty Hawk Cargo and Rolls-Royce North America. Read on for a summary of the secrets of their success, and let me know if you have any tips of your own to share with risk managers.


(To read profiles of the finalists, click here for Belk, here for Kitty Hawk, and here for Rolls-Royce North America.)

Accountability is critical. Managers must be told exactly how workplace injuries impact their bottom lines. When they realize the consequences, most will move aggressively to prevent accidents and get injured employees back on the job.

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